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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
amanuensis /əˌmanjʊˈɛnsɪs/

▶noun (pl. amanuenses /-siːz/) a literary assistant, in particular one who takes dictation.

– origin C17: L., from (servus) a manu ‘(slave) at hand(writing), secretary’ + -ensis ‘belonging to’.

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